Instructor Sabia

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Fabiano Pinheiro, aka Sabia’, was born in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, and has been an enthusiast of martial arts since childhood. Mr. Pinheiro started his Capoeira training with Mestre Jelon Vieira at the age of 9 with Grupo Capoeira Brasil in Salvador, Bahia, and currently he holds the rank of instructor. Since he has been living in New York City, Mr. Pinheiro has participated in a television commercial for Subway Sandwiches and in a Capoeira documentary "The Evolution of the Art Capoeira in the World" by the New York Film Academy. As a Capoeira instructor he has developed various workshops for Bard College and teaches Capoeira at the YMCA in Flushings-Queens and at Bank Street College of Education; both capoeira class sites are for all ages. He also works in collaboration with The Capoeira Foundation helping introduce and maintain Capoeira throughout communities in New York City. Sabia is also an assistant for Instructor Tiba at the Alvin Ailey Extension.

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Jelon Vieira
is the Founder and Artistic Director of Capoeira Foundation and DanceBrazil. He has earned much acclaim as a broadly talented choreographer, and a world renowned master and teacher of capoeira. Born in Bahia, Brazil, Mr. Vieira studied capoeira with the famous Mestres Bimba, Eziquiel, and Bobo.

Since his arrival in the US in 1975, Mr. Vieira has catalyzed the growing interest in and understanding of Brazilian culture while simultaneously developing his own choreographic style that blends tradition Afro-Brazilian dance and North American modern dance. In 1976 he formed the Capoeiras of Bahia with Loremil Machado. Then, in 1977, Mr. Vieira founded DanceBrazil, and for the last 20 years has guided the company through breathtaking performances of capoeira and Afro-Brazilian dance.

Class Locations & Schedules

QUEENS:

The Flushing YMCA
13846 Northern Blvd.
Flushing, NY 11354

SCHEDULE
Monday 7:30-9:30 pm
Wednesday 7:30-9:30 pm

MANHATTAN:

PMT Dance Studio
69 West 14th Street
New York, NY 10011

SCHEDULE
Thursday 7:30–9:00 pm
Saturday 3:30–5:30 pm

Bank Street College
610 West 112th Street
New York, NY 10025-1898

SCHEDULE
Friday 6:30-8:00 pm

For more info contact Instructor Sabiá at:
917.653.9339
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